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Mediating atmospheric bordering: Migratory journeys in hostile environments

Area, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The main claim of the paper is that displaced people mediate affective processes that aim to shape their movements, and that such mediations are critical for understanding: the importance of sensory relations and spaces of movement that might otherwise remain obscure; the ways to challenge affective politics; and the relationship among ...
SUZAN ILCAN
wiley   +1 more source

Smuggling, Camouflaging, and Market Structure [PDF]

We examine how market structure and enforcement affect smuggling and welfare in a model where smuggling is camouflaged by legal sales. Conditions are given for when some, but not necessarily all, firms smuggle.
Jerry Thursby, Marie Thursby, Richard A. Jensen   +2 more
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Between Cryptocurrencies' Risk and Crypto Environmental Attention: The Crypto Environment Attention Index and Volatility in the Cryptocurrencies Market Nexus

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of environmental attention on cryptocurrency market volatility by introducing the Crypto Environmental Attention Index (CEAI), a new metric inspired by Wang et al. (2022) and constructed using daily web search data.
Ines Ghazouani, Zaineb Hlioui, Marwa Zouawi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high‐throughput sequencing (i.e., metabarcoding) is useful in identifying taxa affected by IWT and has been used routinely for decades.
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva, Ivo Colmonero‐Costeira, Saidil Lamine Djaló, Tomás Camará, Rui M. Sá, Tania Minhós, Angelika Kiebler, Martin Grethlein, Netta Pikkarainen, Stefan Prost   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nowe wyzwania w zakresie zwalczania przemytu migrantów w Unii Europejskiej

Politeja
NEW CHALLENGES IN COMBATING MIGRANT SMUGGLING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Migrant smuggling is an international crime that threatens people’s lives, violates fundamental rights and disrupts the proper management of migration flows.
Anastazja Gajda
doaj   +1 more source

Combating Smuggling in Persons: A Malaysia Experience

SHS Web of Conferences, 2015
Malaysia continues to face various challenges derived from the widespread of international migratory movement because of various economic reasons. Malaysia strategic geographical location, in the center of the South East Asian region made the country an ...
Rahim Rohani Abdul, Ahmad Tajuddin Muhammad Afiq bin, Abu Bakar Kamaruddin bin Hj., Abdul Rahim Mohammad Nizamuddin Bin   +3 more
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Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The burgeoning pet trade is a primary threat to wild freshwater turtles worldwide. Although the risks from commercial exploitation of turtles have been discussed widely, there is little empirical research on preferences for pet turtles from a hobbyists’ perspective.
Jingjing Zhao, Zhan Chen, Beilu Duan, Wuji Zheng, Anita Kar Yan Wan, Xiaoxi Zhang, Lishu Li, Tien Ming Lee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

LEGAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGAL CONVERSION IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS MARRIAGE IN INDONESIA

Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2020
This article discusses the legal certainty of legal smuggling in interfaith marriages in Indonesia. Not a few who carry out interfaith marriages in Indonesia go abroad, even though this can be categorized as a form of legal smuggling due to avoiding the ...
Romli M., Luth T., Sulistyarini R., Hamidah S.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Equity considerations in the proposed wildlife protocol to the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wildlife trafficking poses a critical threat to global biodiversity, contributes to organized crime, and has disproportionate impacts on underserved and Indigenous communities. Although international legal instruments, such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and institutional collaborations,
Chad Patrick Osorio
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Smuggling and import duties in Myanmar [PDF]

This paper examines the effects of import duties on smuggling in Myanmar. Following Fisman and Wei (2004), the reporting discrepancies between Myanmar’s imports records and corresponding exports recorded by trading partners are regarded as indicative ...
Kubo, Koji, Nu Nu Lwin
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